James Hyman Causten, Sr

American lawyer. Born in Baltimore. He moved to Washington, DC in 1832, his final residence being a town house at 1428 F Street,
northwest. Having served as a soldier in the War of 1812, he was later a consul for the republics of Chili and Ecuador. He was also an
agent for French spoilation claims. He married Eliza Myer (1792-July 27, 1856), the daughter of Thomas Myer, of Baltimore, about 1817.
She died at Weston Farm, near Georgetown. Their eldest son, Dr. James Hyman Causten, Jr., was a prominent medical doctor in DC (who
died in 1856). The Caustens are buried in the family vault in the Congressional Cemetery, Washington, DC.